Category: Weekly Wrap Up

This week we celebrate our return to the WHS campus with staff and students interviewed by RNZ on their return to school. We celebrate success in Wellington regional debating and recognise the achievements of a student who has been awarded a youth mentorship space by the New Zealand Society of Authors. With reflections of lockdown in an international students vlog and our oldest alumna celebrating her 100th birthday, the wrap up is as diverse as ever.

As we prepare for all students to return to campus on Monday, this wrap up features updates the cafeteria, the Music department and a reminder to complete the public transport survey. We celebrate student lockdown success in the Money Jam competition and commend our students who, this week, opted to compete in the Otago University Junior Mathematics competition at home.

This week’s wrap up includes an update from Dominic Killalea in relation to COVID-19, plus we farewell Art teacher Lou Wycherley who retired on 1 May. The Shakespeare Society have been rehearsing online and we share a special lockdown edition of Fresh Avocado. In addition, we follow the 48 hour Film Festival online, celebrate alumnus Jack Buchanan’s Lockdown Boogie success and introduce CSW’s esports competition. Also including information from Simply Dental about the services they are currently able to offer.

The Wrap Up is back! Including important information for supporting students wellbeing we also share results of the International Department homestay bubble positivity challenge. Students and staff share their creativity and success in Fashion and film making. With this, plus updates from alumni and a message to all from student leaders across Wellington schools, this Wrap Up is proof that although we are at Level 4 lockdown, there is much that is positive to celebrate.

This final wrap up of the term includes a link to the Principal’s message for the end of Term 1, information about reports and careers activities that all students could complete from home. In addition, we share photos of the chalk messages left by students on Monday and photos from our garden.

This week’s Wrap Up includes information for reporting student absences via our School App and an update on COVID-19. In an exceptional week, you might expect that we would not have much else to report, however, this week the Wrap Up features success in both rowing and Waka Ama plus insight into our first Dance with Me workshop, our property planning consultation, Unity Picnic plus visits to VUW and Space Place.

This week we celebrate success in Athletics, tennis, plus staff and student dragon boating. In addition, read about the Year 12 Biology / Science trip to Zealandia and read Year 10 Scarlett Connolly’s reflections on the Totara Flats tramp. Read the Wrap Up for all this plus news of Physics’ tournament success and much more.

This week the Wrap Up links to the Principals message and the opportunity to be involved in the future planning property consultation. In addition, Drama and Photography have been out in the field and He Kakano have been supported in mainstream PE by Year 11. Plus, if your student would like to join Gateway, we advertise a unique opportunity with Chorus.

This week’s Wrap Up includes information about the forthcoming WHS Master Planning Consultation, plus an invitation to respond to the the recently announced NCEA changes. We look back at the Waitangi Day parikuihi, follow Outdoor Education into the classroom at Seatoun School and join Level 2 ESS out in the field.